[There are things that make Naruto hesitate, and then there's this: a decision he wishes he'd made when he was much younger. When they were two boys, on a swing and on a pier. How long has he been holding his hand out to Sasuke? In a history of loneliness and friendship and loss, a timeline punctuated chidori's scream and a coil of wind in his fist- he doesn't know if he has an answer. He wishes he'd tried sooner, but he doesn't regret his refusal to take it back. How can he when it's lead them to this?
How can he when Sasuke reaches for him now?
Naruto feels the smile in his stomach, a lightness he can't describe, and his right hand breaks the water- the sage's pale circle still in the centre of his palm.]
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How can he when Sasuke reaches for him now?
Naruto feels the smile in his stomach, a lightness he can't describe, and his right hand breaks the water- the sage's pale circle still in the centre of his palm.]